AN EARLY arrival caused chaos for airport communications chief Robin Tudor, but it wasn't of the winged variety.

His pregnant wife, Helen, gave birth to their son Ben in a motorway service station after the baby decided he could not wait to get to hospital.

But she had an expert on hand to help thing run smoothly, her mother Liz Thompson, a former mid-wife.

Mrs Thompson offered to go on the 20-minute drive from the Tudors' home in Frodsham to the Countess of Chester Hospital.

She was able to take control when Mr Tudor, head of communications at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, had to pull into Hapsford Interchange service station on the M56 when his wife - and baby - could wait no longer.

Mr Tudor said: "Helen's mum knew what she was doing and by the time paramedics arrived, his head was out.